2009 Kia Sportage problems
The 2009 Kia Sportage has 120 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (15%) concerns electrical system. Next are air bags (13%) and brakes (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 120 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 15
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 97 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 25 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 20 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 97 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 75,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 91,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 15 complaints mention a fire; 11 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 86% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 27th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Kia Sportage with enough data (40 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
We really do not know what went wrong, we were on route 19 n. At hico,wv and we turned onto a side road,the car sled on the gravel we hit the bank and turned on our side. The air bags did not go off and we couldn't get the seat belts to release so we were trapped in the car.the car was a total loss.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 kia sportage. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle violently jerked forward. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle and a curb. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained injuries to the right foot that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign id number: 13v114000 (exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic) but the part was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 kia sportage. When the gear was shifted from park into drive or in reverse, the electronic stability warning light illuminated. When the brake pedal was depressed, the brake lights failed to illuminate. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the mechanic stated that the vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 09v130000 (exterior lighting); however, the failure persisted. The vehicle had not been repaired.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 kia sportage. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the rear passenger tail light failed to illuminate when the brake pedal was depressed. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the light switch was replaced. In addition, when depressing the brake pedal or when the vehicle was in reverse, the passenger side turn signal light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the light bulb was replaced.